The
focus on career readiness is acknowledgement of a new vision for the future where human capital strategy is aligned to a globally competitive future.
With this new
emphasis on career readiness, the College Board has sought to make test questions more relevant, with greater attention to «context» that makes better sense to students taking the test.
Since schools have a very comfortable experience in mapping their programs towards college readiness, these checklists primarily
focus on career readiness.
It also raises some important areas for consideration as states begin or refine their focus
on career readiness.
ASCD» scial comments (PDF) on the competition's proposed priorities and criteria raised concerns related to an overemphasis on college readiness; the new application language better incorporates a focus
on career readiness, requiring applicants to suggest at least one performance measure to assess whether students are on track to being career - ready.